So after putting off playing this for the five years it has been out I can honestly say it does not deserve the massive amount of hate that it may or may not still receive. While it is not a perfect game it is still a good game. Getting down to the good and the bad;

THE BAD
- Though facial animations are fix from the initial launch, the Frostbite engine makes for some less expressive wooden Character expressions. Sadness and Joy from characters is kinda odd at times.

-Asari are kinda homely now, gone are the sexy often femme fatale of the original trilogy. With the exception of Pebee and maybe Lexi they all look very similar. Maybe an engine issue or time related issue.

- Some environmental bugs still exists. Sometimes attacks will cause enemies to clip and get stuck in terrain, while this isn't an issue most of the time I did have it happen during a quest requiring all enemies to be killed.

The Good
- Combat is the star of the show. It feels like they combined a little from Dragon Age Inquisition, the best ideas from ME Trilogy and added some new flare. Combat primers and detonators are fun to setup. I especially loved the Biotic Echos perk chaining on enemies for some massive explosions.

-Customization is nice, when it comes to character design Bioware could take a bit more lessons from Larian Studios. I feel we need more hair, tattoo, facial hair and other options. Character abilities and profiles are really fun to mix and match and there are a lot of powerful combos out there.

-Lore is interesting. I like how they integrated a "welcome center" in the Nexus for any new Andromeda life they encounter to find out about Milky Way life forms. Also good for new players who jump directly into this one.

The Mixed
-Planet design is hit and miss. I found some planets to be super enjoyable and fun, Especially the Snow, Desert and well other Desert planet. I hated the Jungle planet and the "Asteroid" Planet could have been more developed.
-Some of your favorite aliens didn't make the cut. Not Quarian, Drell or Jellyfish for you here. There are hints that they may have been planned for DLC or future content but sadly they met their fate on the cutting room floor.
-You cannot control your teammates the extent you could in ME 2 and ME 3. This makes it hard for them to be of any help in combat at times. I noticed it especially when dealing with boss type monsters, on Insanity they are bullet sponges and when allies can't chain combos with you it take a loooonnng time to down some enemy types( Behemoths, Destoyers and Fiends especially!).

So after putting off playing this for the five years it has been out I can honestly say it does not deserve the massive amount of hate that it may or may not still receive. While it is not a perfect game it is still a good game. Getting down to the good and the bad; THE BAD - Though facial animations are fix from the initial launch, the Frostbite engine makes for some less expressive wooden Character expressions. Sadness and Joy from characters is kinda odd at times. -Asari are kinda homely now, gone are the sexy often femme fatale of the original trilogy. With the exception of Pebee and maybe Lexi they all look very similar. Maybe an engine issue or time related issue. - Some environmental bugs still exists. Sometimes attacks will cause enemies to clip and get stuck in terrain, while this isn't an issue most of the time I did have it happen during a quest requiring all enemies to be killed. The Good - Combat is the star of the show. It feels like they combined a little from Dragon Age Inquisition, the best ideas from ME Trilogy and added some new flare. Combat primers and detonators are fun to setup. I especially loved the Biotic Echos perk chaining on enemies for some massive explosions. -Customization is nice, when it comes to character design Bioware could take a bit more lessons from Larian Studios. I feel we need more hair, tattoo, facial hair and other options. Character abilities and profiles are really fun to mix and match and there are a lot of powerful combos out there. -Lore is interesting. I like how they integrated a "welcome center" in the Nexus for any new Andromeda life they encounter to find out about Milky Way life forms. Also good for new players who jump directly into this one. The Mixed -Planet design is hit and miss. I found some planets to be super enjoyable and fun, Especially the Snow, Desert and well other Desert planet. I hated the Jungle planet and the "Asteroid" Planet could have been more developed. -Some of your favorite aliens didn't make the cut. Not Quarian, Drell or Jellyfish for you here. There are hints that they may have been planned for DLC or future content but sadly they met their fate on the cutting room floor. -You cannot control your teammates the extent you could in ME 2 and ME 3. This makes it hard for them to be of any help in combat at times. I noticed it especially when dealing with boss type monsters, on Insanity they are bullet sponges and when allies can't chain combos with you it take a loooonnng time to down some enemy types( Behemoths, Destoyers and Fiends especially!).